11271894

Systems, Devices, and Methods for Private Query and Exchange of Domain Information

PublishedMarch 8, 2022
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1. A method for private querying for domain information between multiple devices, the method comprising: encrypting, by one or more processors, a list of a plurality of domain information queries based on a first private key to generate an encrypted list of the plurality of domain information queries; initiating, by the one or more processors, transmission to a network device of the encrypted list of the plurality of domain information queries; receiving, by the one or more processors and from the network device, a first encrypted list of a plurality of domain information items; encrypting, by the one or more processors, the first encrypted list of the plurality of domain information items based on the first private key to generate a second encrypted list of the plurality of domain information items; reordering, by the one or more processors, the second encrypted list of the plurality of domain information items to generate a reordered encrypted list of the plurality of domain information items; initiating, by the one or more processors, transmission to the network device of the reordered encrypted list of the plurality of domain information items; receiving, by the one or more processors from the network device, one or more indices; and identifying, by the one or more processors, a first set of one or more domain information queries from the list of the plurality of domain information queries that correspond to the one or more indices.

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2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying, by the one or more processors, a second set of one or more domain information queries from the list of the plurality of domain information queries that do not correspond to the one or more indices.

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3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising initiating, by the one or more processors, one or more operations with the network device, wherein the one or more operations correspond to the first set of one or more domain information queries, the second set of one or more domain information queries, or both.

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4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising generating, by the one or more processors, an output that indicates the first set of one or more domain information queries, the second set of one or more domain information queries, or both.

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5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, prior to receiving the one or more indices: receiving, by the one or more processors from the network device, a reordered encrypted list of the plurality of domain information queries; comparing, by the one or more processors, the reordered encrypted list of the plurality of domain information queries to the reordered encrypted list of the plurality of domain information items; and initiating, by the one or more processors, transmission of an index request to the network device based on a determination that at least one element of the reordered encrypted list of the plurality of domain information items matches at least one element of the reordered encrypted list of the plurality of domain information queries.

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6. The method of claim 1 , wherein reordering the second encrypted list of the plurality of domain information items comprises randomly reordering the second encrypted list of the plurality of domain information items.

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7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: receiving, by the one or more processors, user input indicating the plurality of domain information queries; and generating, by the one or more processors, the list of the plurality of domain information queries.

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8. A device for private querying for domain information between multiple devices, the device comprising: a memory; and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to: encrypt a list of a plurality of domain information queries based on a first private key to generate an encrypted list of the plurality of domain information queries; initiate transmission to a network device of the encrypted list of the plurality of domain information queries; receive, from the network device, a first encrypted list of a plurality of domain information items; encrypt the first encrypted list of the plurality of domain information items based on the first private key to generate a second encrypted list of the plurality of domain information items; reorder the second encrypted list of the plurality of domain information items to generate a reordered encrypted list of the plurality of domain information items; initiate transmission to the network device of the reordered encrypted list of the plurality of domain information items; receive, from the network device, one or more indices; and identify a first set of one or more domain information queries from the list of the plurality of domain information queries that correspond to the one or more indices.

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9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of domain information queries comprise queries for domain names, queries for domain name record types, queries for domain name record values, or a combination thereof.

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10. The device of claim 8 , wherein the first encrypted list of the plurality of domain information items is encrypted based on a second private key that is distinct from the first private key.

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11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the second private key is inaccessible to the one or more processors.

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12. A method for private exchanging of domain information between multiple devices, the method comprising: encrypting, by one or more processors, a list of a plurality of domain information items based on a first private key to generate a first encrypted list of the plurality of domain information items; initiating, by the one or more processors, transmission to a network device of the first encrypted list of the plurality of domain information items; receiving, by the one or more processors from the network device, a first encrypted list of a plurality of domain information queries; encrypting, by the one or more processors, the first encrypted list of the plurality of domain information queries based on the first private key to generate a second encrypted list of the plurality of domain information queries; reordering, by the one or more processors, the second encrypted list of the plurality of domain information queries to generate a reordered encrypted list of the plurality of domain information queries; receiving, by the one or more processors from the network device, a reordered encrypted list of the plurality of domain information items; and initiating, by the one or more processors, transmission to the network device of one or more indices based on a determination that the one or more indices correspond to one or more elements of the second encrypted list of the plurality of domain information queries that match one or more elements of the reordered encrypted list of the plurality of domain information items.

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13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising initiating, by the one or more processors, transmission to the network device of an indication of no match based on a determination that no element of the second encrypted list of the plurality of domain information queries match any element of the reordered encrypted list of the plurality of domain information items.

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14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising receiving, by the one or more processors and from the network device, an index request, wherein transmission of the one or more indices is initiated based further on receipt of the index request.

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15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising, prior to transmission of the one or more indices, initiating, by the one or more processors, transmission to the network device of the reordered encrypted list of the plurality of domain information queries.

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16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of domain information items comprise domain names, domain name record types, domain name record values, or a combination thereof.

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17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first encrypted list of the plurality of domain information queries is encrypted based on a second private key that is distinct from the first private key.

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18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the second private key is inaccessible to the one or more processors.

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19. The method of claim 12 , wherein reordering the second encrypted list of the plurality of domain information queries comprises randomly reordering the second encrypted list of the plurality of domain information queries.

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20. The method of claim 12 , further comprising receiving, by the one or more processors from the network device, a message requesting performance of one or more operations corresponding to one or more domain information queries.

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March 8, 2022

Inventors

Benjamin Glen McCarty
Amin Hassanzadeh

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